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Freeze 'could be answer to deficit'

25 February 2010

The debate over public sector finances has entered a new phase, with claims from economists that ...

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Progress made

25 February 2010

Local authorities, the police, the health sector, businesses and voluntary organisations need to ...

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Data benefits

25 February 2010

The Government’s drive to free up official data on local services will create benefits and effici...

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Luck runs out for east london's illegal stree gamblers as officers swoop in to wager war

25 February 2010

Street gamblers hoodwinking innocent punters with rigged bets are on a losing streak, as an east ...

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Worst-performing authority hit by new crisis over tax

25 February 2010

Job cuts protest

25 February 2010

Hundreds of local government workers this week protested over Birmingham City Council’s plans to ...

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Local government's 'key role' in hung parliament

25 February 2010

Whitehall is planning for a hung parliament – and local government could have a key role in ensur...

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Low-key launch for city-region roll out

25 February 2010

CLG officials have quietly approved the roll out of small-scale city-region structures across Eng...

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Stratford and Warwick to get together

25 February 2010

Two more district councils – Stratford upon Avon and Warwick – have taken the first steps to join...

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Missing out on the members

24 February 2010

A generation of council officers has grown up under a cabinet system and, as a result, Derek Alle...